Schöningen

Schöningen () is a town of about 11,000 inhabitants in the district of Helmstedt, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

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German location.type: Town
German location.image_photo: Schoeningen markt.jpg
German location.image_caption: Market place and St Vincent Church
German location.image_coa: Wappen Schoeningen.png
German location.image_plan: Schöningen in HE.svg
German location.state: Niedersachsen
German location.district: Helmstedt
German location.elevation: 114
German location.area: 35.47
German location.postal_code: 38364
German location.area_code: 05352
German location.licence: HE
German location.Gemeindeschlüssel: 03 1 54 019
German location.website: www.schoeningen.de
German location.mayor: Malte Schneider
German location.leader_term: 2019–24
German location.party: SPD
German location.year_of_first_mention: 747

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Population: 11167
Area: 35.47
Elevation: 114
Official website: www.schoeningen.de
Image: Schöningen.jpg
Dialing code: 05352
Licence plate code: HE

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hashtag: Schöningen
Commons category: Schöningen
postal code: 38364

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Schöningen () is a town of about 11,000 inhabitants in the district of Helmstedt, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

==Geography== thumb|Aerial view with Buschhaus Power Plant The town is located on the southeastern rim of the Elm hill range, near the border with the state of Saxony-Anhalt. In its current form, it was created in 1974 by joining the municipalities of Esbeck, Hoiersdorf, and Schöningen.